Cross Isekai! : A Beginning Of A Isekai Adventure (book 1)

Gunsmith Prodigy (chapter 1 re-upload)

After scouting around the woods, the old man decided to take a breather by sitting under the shade of a tree. "How long has it already been...." wondered the old man as he put his hat over his face, trying to shield it from the sun. As he slowly drifted into a slumber, he thought he heard a voice begin to ask him,

"What are you thinking right now?" After being asked, the old man slowly took a peak at these person.

"Hmph... it's none of your concern." The old man grunt. Soon he begin to get up from the resting spot. He looked to these 'figure' and start to ask a question, "And what are your intention until you came out around these daylight?"

The figure were a man alike standing with a two feet but the different thing makes it different than a human is the face and its body. Its face were scribble with unfamiliar words and symbol. And it also carved an unpleasant smile. No ears, nose nor eyes to looking to look its surrounding. Its body.... is somewhat slim and grotesque body with a bullet holes, scar... and its hollow bodies. But its arm in other hand... they were something... it preserve from being decaying or injured.

"Ah... you know me... I'm the type of 'people' who searching something to 'play with' and I already found one..." Said the 'creature' leaning its body closer to the old man slowly open its mouth. The old man respond with the barrel of his revolver at it's gapping mouth and said,

"Don't you ever touch or talked to my grandson. He's nowhere ready to 'accept' or prepare something worse." After the small confrontation, the 'creature' begin to disappear itself from him and leave the old alone by himself. The old man let out a sighed as he start to picking up the firewood before heading back to the house.

-Johannus residence-

"Boyo! Come help me out over here!" Shout the old man as he already arrived to the backyard. The boy would stop making a gun after he done pour the melted iron into a casting before he get out from the small house.

"Damn pops... this is quite the amount of wood you take. Don't yer tired of caring it?" The boy asked him before getting a light smack at the back of his head.

"Say the one who keep making a gun non stop after broke one and more for multiple time." The old man respond back with the stern voice as he looked at him in quite disappointment before he would continue.

"And I told you many time and don't make me repeat myself here..." He grab the boy ear and pull to him as he continue warm him. "Do not overload the gun powder and the size that you think it could be useful for you magnum opus!!"

They both would argue until a girl came out from the house with a basket that had washed clothes that need to be dry on.

"Gramp! Jacob! Could you two stop bickering already hurry with work. Especially you pops.. Mr Drew want to see you especially your current health." Shout the girl with the braided hair style as she shake her head in disappointment  before start to hanging the clothes.

"Jully..." John would called her as he putting the wood over the small shack  before asking her. "How is he doing right now? Is he already awake?" Jully looked at him with a smile before response to his question. 

"He's already awake.. though.. at first.. he was surprised to see me when I'm changing the towel from his forehead." She responds as she continue to hanging the clothing before she continue to speak. "He does also asking weird question... asking.. the date of the day and also years."

"Years..?" John started question as he was find it quite weird. "Never heard a guy would asked something like. You sure pops really need to meet or that guy..." Those questioning only making Jully to looked at him with a angry glare on her face. She then put back the clothes into the basket.

"I'm going to change my clothes. You better do this right after you wash your arms." Jully start to enter the house as she went to her room. Jacob was surprise yet a bit amuse of it before he would looked back at his grandpa who just only to shake his head in disappointment.

"I'm really disappointed with way you speak." The old man speak before he done putting the woods into the shack. He then get up and heading back into the house only leaving John to be only person at the backyard. Jacob let out a sighed as he goes inside to wash up his hand and his arm before doing her chores.

As everyone inside the Johannes residence get prepared... 'Jefferson' start to get out from the room and start to wander around the house as he was looking something that he familiar with. For a guy who's live in a modern era... to appear in the time where the country not just being found but also slowly rising up become a town, it is certainly an era he should be happy about and yet.. find it quite existential for his part.

"Whatcha looking for son?" The old man came down while buttoning shirt as he spotted him over something at the fireplace.

"Ah... good morning sir.. Sorry.. I was just... looking at the picture. Yeah.." He respond to the old man begin to come closer to him before taking one of the photo of him back when he's was around 30's and someone who seem around a teenage a year.

"Who's that?" 'Jefferson' asked him as he would looked at the photo.

"That's me... and my son.." The old man response before he continue to speak. "He... well..  he and his wife were on the journey to the New York by using the train... But... things got a bit scuffed before it get worse."

"Train robbery?" 'Jefferson' said it bluntly but the old man would turn to him as he seem to be surprised by the those word. The look on the old man already make him feel intimidating for to talk anymore. However the old man only let out a heavy sighed.

"Yes.... they're both.. got murdered during the robbery. The ranger find them at the gorge. Floating through the river after someone notice a couple body floating along the river while they were fishing." The old man begin to told how the ranger manage to find their corpses.

As the old man tell about what the ranger finding and how they ended floating, John and Jules would came down from their room and then begin to call both of them.

"Gramps... Jefferson.. it's time to go now." Said Jacob as he already out and themselves ready with the horses.

"Hold on... you want me to follow you guys?" 'Jefferson' asked as he was a bit surprise and feel a bit concern that his presence will lead to some unwanted attention due to his attire.

"Yeah. I really want to bring you along with us. Maybe we could asked the sheriff for a help." She smile warmly to him and those smile really does affect him but his thoughts continue to making him feeling doubt about his current situation.

"... should I really need to go with this?" 'Jefferson' asked as he still feel a bit unease with his well being. That's when the Old man start to tapped his shoulder and jerked his head to follow him.

The Old man turn to Jules and tell her to head out first before the two of them would follow them. Jules only simply nod and does what the Old man told while he taking 'Jefferson' to his room.

It took for around 6 minutes for both of them to come towards the twin. There.... 'Jefferson' already wore the new attire that belongs to the old man back when he was in his prime. Jully simply smile as she was adore how dashing the teen look while Jacob only scoff over it.

"Really Old Man.... you sure you want him to get bounty for that only." Jacob speak as he find it quite hilarious. The Old Man only remain silent and looked at Jacob before assisting 'Jefferson' to hop onto the carriage before he gets on it.